Mausoleum



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFErcE.

WALTERW. BOUGHTON, OF DENVER, COLORADO, as'sIeNoa,` BY MESNE AssiGNMENTS,V To' COMMUNITY MAUSOLEUM AssOO1AT1ON.A COEPOEATTONO;1 COLORADO.

MAUSOLEUM. v

Toall whomz't may concern.'

Beit known that I, VALTERW. BoiGnToN,

acitizen of the'United States, and a resident of the city and county of Denver, State of Colorado, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Mausoleums, of which the following is a full,` clear, and exact description. y e s My invention .is an improvement lin mausoleums and more` particularly in what-are known as community mausoleums in which thereare incorporated a very considerable number of crypts in a single structure.v

The Aprincipal. .Obj ect of my invention islthe provision of a structure of the class mentioned in .which provision is made for thorf ough and complete disinfection of escaping ses, ein whichthe individual crypts may be hermetically sealed after the period kof -decomposition is completely over, and withal in which the arrangement 1s such that space in the structure kfsutilized in the provision of a maximum number of crypts for a struc# tureof a given size.v A fur'therobject of my invention is the provision of a structure in which the disinfectant holding traps are so llocated that they may be vfilled from the main corridor without the necessity of enteringa, crypt .and even, if desired, after a casket has been deposited in the` crypt. Further and more detailed' ob'ects and advantages of my invention wil later appear in this specification. j y In the two sheets of drawings accompanying` this Iapplication and forming a part hereofi Figure 1 is a transverse verticalsection through one wing of a` mausoleum constructed according to my invention, illustrating the preferred arrangementA of parts; y Fig. 2 is a partial vertical section and partialelevation, showing on an enlarged scale -the disinfectant contalning U andthe means for ,ultimately sealing Of the crypt; and

] `Referring to the drawings, in which like characters of reference'designatelike parts in the .several views, 1 indicates the foundation of the mausoleum and 2 the oorlbeams carried thereon a suflicient distanceabove the ground to leave a space' eonnectedwith the outer air by a suitable number of ventilators 4. 5 are the side walls of the main 'f Specification of Letters Patent. l' Patel-lied D131. 1920.' Appiicaan inea February 4, isisf slfiaiNo. 215,395.

structure, which are covered with 'a facing Gand inl which there are provided a suitable number of grilled vents 7, 8 communicating between the`oi1ter"ai1`"and vthe space 9 between the vc'rypts and the wall 5. A roof 10 covers the structure `andjleaves'a space 11 above the vupper crypts which spacecommunicates with 9 and is closed from the corridor 12 by some suitable ornamentation 13.y vThe individual crypts are designatedjby the numeral' 14-and are located in tiers, each crypt being closed b bottom, side, top,"and rear end walls.v removable-`front wall- 15-is provided, this front wall being a slabwhich is adapted to be sealed in place after` an interment.

v In korder to comply with sanitary regulations, which rrequire thorough .disinfecting of'gases which escape fromsuch structures, it iscustomary to provide a body of disinfecting liquidvk usually contained in a U- shapedtrap,throu h which allv escaping gases must" pass. T ese traps have heretofore, .so far as I am aware, been located in the rear wallof the crypts, thus necessitatingthe rovisionfof la 'passageway at the rear of t e'crypts (in place ofthe narrow airspacel) this passage being required `for the filling 'of the-U traps lat the time of use be `vsafely filled from within the crypt befOl use especially if the--fllingopening is at the rear of the crypt on account of the volatile and-poisonous nature of the disinfectant. f Charging of the U-trap should therefore ;take place afteror just. previous tothe act V of sealing the'crypt. Infrny .construction-the mouth lof the U-shaped trap 17 containing the disinfectant 18 opens from-fthe side wallM of the crypt very.' closetothe front wall 15 so near that the trap may-be vfilled from the main corridor evenl after a casket Chas been placed in the crypt. Since the trap 'is embedded lin a y side Wall itsplane lies at right angles to the filling aperture and an elbow must 'be @formed fat 19. In one of ythe limbs of the i U'trap I provide a seat 20afor a ball valve Q I 4 Y, f ,1,333,602

' -the outward flow of gases. Y ln the event Otan-'excess pressure of gases space `11 or, as shown, with both vspaces 3g 1 and 11, from either of which exit into the 21 whichl normally closesthe passage against below the ,valvey itwill bel lifted for their escape throughthe second `U 22 into thel ver- ,I tical vent pipe 23 which lcommunicates with openair is-4 free through the plurality Vof vents provided therefor. vA screw plug 24 formsa means for inserting thel ball 21 and thenclosin'g the U trap.-

, while `the bau er forms a Rery reliable' means" of.' shutting off all entrance to the crypt, itis desirable to provide means whereby the cryptmay .be positively sealed at all points'afterl' the Y.period of evolution of gases hasY certainly 'passed I- have providedl means inthe short lU 22 vfor effecting such sealing;l The reference numeral indicates a plurality of-small `balls ofvery 10W fusing metall Which are placed in the U22.- These balls in their original condition do not interi fere-with the 4exitfof the Vgases which pass freelythrough the interstices betweenthem. In the Walls of the U. 22, but preferablyinsulated therefrom, there vare provided a pair the wallM to .its .front face vv vcontactstherefor 30, Sliare prov1ded.

The manner of-use of thev invention deof electrical contacts 26, 2f( to which are joined the wires 28, 29, leading out through scribed will be obvious-from the foregoing. After a casket Chas been deposited inv its crypt the disinfecting solution 18, which maybe formaldehyde or the like, lmay be introduced into `the mouth 16 of the trap as by pouring from a can having a long necked spout. IThen'the front slab 15 will be set and sealed in'place. Now the only opening into the crypt is 16 and thevdisinfectantl yfumes pass over from this filling the lcrypt and `aiding in reducing` decomposition. Loss of the formaldehyde by evaporation into theatmosphere is prevented by the ball .21. lIffthe gas pressure in the crypt becomes very high some ofthese` gases will pass out through the disinfectant and raise the ball 21 from its seat; ,the excess above that pressure which will allow the ball to gravitate-back to its vseat Will escape through the `vent-pipe23 and then the ball willreseat itself.

i v "After` the expiration lof a considerable length of time, whentit'becomes certain that all Vdecomposition which evolves iga's has' 'ceaserhif it is desired tohermeticallyseal -th`e`crypt, a source of current is connected to 'the contacts 30, 31 and passed through the mass of balls from one contact 26 to the 'othercontact 27. These balls being of loiv fusing, relatively high resistance metal will be fused down in sufficient quantity to close the 'U when the metal has solidified.

ere a pair ofv Now when the current has been shut olf the metal Will set andclose the U ,22hermetically. It will, of course, be obvious that if desired toconceal the presence of the contacts 30, 31 in the Wall M suitable ornamenev tation may be employed to this end, and that other changes in'details andv arrangements may be made Without departing from my invention. I do not, therefore, desire to be considered as limitedto the precise embodiment-shown further than is the appendedclaims.

indicated by `Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desireto secure by Letters Pat- Vent istli f l. A Ventilating appliance for mausoleumsl of fusible balls'insaid conduit, and means A for causing an electric current to pass through the balls to fuse them together and thereby hermetically seal the conduit.

3. A Ventilating applianceformausoleums comprising a trap having an outlet for gases, a conduit connected with the outlet,'a fusible substance in said conduit, having interstices for the passage of gases, 'and means remote from thetrap for causing an electric current l to pass through the substance to close its said interstices by fusion.

4. A Ventilating appliancel for mausoleums comprising, a trap having an outlet, a conduitconnected with the outlet, a fusible substance in said conduit having interstices-for.

the passage of gases, electrodes in said connection and means remote from the trap for causing an electric current to pass between said electrodes, through said substance to close its said interstices by fusion.

5. A Ventilating appliance for mausoleums y comprising a trap having an outlet for gases,

a U-shaped conduit connected with the outi let, a mass of fusibleballs in said conduit,

and means for causing an electric current to pass through the balls to fuse them togethery and thereby hermetically seal the conduit.

6. `A Ventilating appliance for mausoleums comprising a trap communicating with the atmosphere, means adapted to hermetically seal the communication between the trap and the atmosphere by electricalaction, a circuit for said means, andv acontrolling mediumjin the circuit. l lu testimony whereof I affixed my signature.

lWALTER lV, BOUGHTON.

have hereunto 

